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through-composed

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /θruːkəmˈpoʊzd/
  • UK: /θruːkəmˈpəʊzd/

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a song, composed so that each stanza may have different music, rather than the same being repeated for all of them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of German durchkomponiert.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: gennemkomponeret — with stanzas set to differing music
  • Esperanto: trakomponita — with stanzas set to differing music
  • German: durchkomponiert — with stanzas set to differing music
  • Icelandic: gegnumsaminn — with stanzas set to differing music
  • Polish: przekomponowany — with stanzas set to differing music
  • Swedish: genomkomponerad — with stanzas set to differing music